C#7♯5 chord on 4-String Bass – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G) tuning

31243FC#AB
C#7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:C# · F · A · B
hardfret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
FABC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 4 7 41 2 4 3F C# A Bhard
7 8 9 62 3 4 1A F B C#medium
11 12 9 103 4 1 2C# A B Fmedium
7 4 3 44 2 1 3A C# F Bhard
9 8 7 64 3 2 1B F A C#medium
9 0 11 101 – 3 2B A C# Fmedium
11 0 9 103 – 1 2C# A B Fmedium
9 12 11 101 4 3 2B A C# Fmedium

The C#7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes C#, F, A, B. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop D generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the C#7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
34F
♯58A
♭710B

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the C#7♯5 chord?

C#7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes C#, F, A, B.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.